Conflict catalog

1992 War in Abkhazia: Weapons and Equipment

War in Abkhazia catalog scope used for weapons directly documented in the 1992-1993 conflict.

War in Abkhazia was the 1992-1993 armed conflict over Abkhazia after the breakup of the Soviet Union, with fighting between Georgian government forces and Abkhaz separatists supported by allied forces.

This catalog tracks weapon systems directly documented in 1992 War in Abkhazia use.

Entries should be limited to systems with direct conflict-use sourcing.

2 weapon systems

Conflict Actors

Georgia / Abkhaz separatists and allies

Georgia

1 weapon system in this catalog

Context

Status
Published catalog
Domains
air, land

Weapons

1992 War in Abkhazia Weapon Systems

Category

Aircraft & UAVs

Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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Su-25, Ground-attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsSu-25Ground-attack aircraftSide: GeorgiaRole: Attack sortiesBuilt: Sukhoi / Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant / United Aircraft Corporation / Soviet Union / Russia / GeorgiaThe Su-25 is a Soviet-designed armored close air support aircraft built for low-level battlefield strike, rough-field operation, and heavy stores carriage. Developed by Sukhoi and produced in Soviet, Russian, and Georgian factories, the twin-engine subsonic jet combines a protected cockpit, internal 30 mm cannon, and multiple pylons for rockets, bombs, missiles, and adapted guided weapons, with documented use from Afghanistan and Iraq to Darfur, Syria, Nagorno-Karabakh, and Ukraine.
Su-27, Twin-engine air-superiority fighter, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsSu-27Twin-engine air-superiority fighterSide: Abkhaz separatists and alliesRole: Strike fighterBuilt: Sukhoi / Soviet Union / RussiaThe Su-27, NATO reporting name Flanker, is a Soviet-designed twin-engine air-superiority fighter built around long range, high speed, and heavy air-to-air armament. Its combat record extends from Abkhazia and the 1998 Eritrean-Ethiopian War to Angola, Tigray, and the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War, where operators used it for air superiority, air-to-air combat, and adapted strike missions that now include Western precision and anti-radiation munitions.